1886 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1886.
Plants
Superasterids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Patzea johniana[2] |
Comb nov |
jr synonym |
Europe |
Identified as a loranthaceous mistletoe relative. |
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Patzea mengeana[2] |
Comb nov |
jr synonym |
Europe |
Identified as a loranthaceous mistletoe relative. |
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Angiosperms
Superasterids
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Synonymized taxa | Notes | Images |
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Sp nov |
Jr synonym |
(Casp.) Sadowski & Hofmann |
A Symplocaceous flower species. |
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Ichthyosaurs
New taxa
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes |
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Valid |
Bassani |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Type species of the mixosaurid genus Mixosaurus Baur, 1887. | |||
Archosaurs
Newly named basal archosauromorphs
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | |
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Bassani |
Junior synonym of Tanystropheus, a member of Protorosauria. | ||||||
New pseudosuchian taxa
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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De Vis |
Pallimnarchus was informally named, but the name acquired widespread use. The syntype material consisted of multiple individuals of different crocodilian species and a later erected lectotype was lost. It was eventually declared a nomen dubium, with much of the material transferred into the genus Paludirex.[10] |
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Valid |
Gaudry |
Millery Formation |
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Invalid |
Red beds |
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